If necessary, the Senate will hold a special session on the recommended extension of martial law in Mindanao, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Monday. Sotto was reacting to reports that Armed Forces of the Philippines would recommend the extension of martial law in Mindanao for at least another year. “If the President calls for a special session, we have to comply,” Sotto said in an interview at the Senate. Sotto is adamant the Senate needs to have a briefing on the AFP or the executive department’s proposal on the extension of martial law in Mindanao. “If the AFP or executive department is proposing an extension of martial law, we have to have a briefing,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 03, 2018 09:11 UTC